I am a Gurung, a Gurkha, in India. Though not in the army, my great grandfathers, grandfathers, and several uncles, have served in the Indian army from the WW1 onwards. 4 Gurkha Regiments were transferred to the British Army on our Independance in 1947. My brother (retired as Lt. Gen.) and his son (now a Colonel) were & are serving in the Grenadiers Regiment of the Indian Army. My apologies for rambling, but one day I hope to see both, Indian & British Gurkha Regiments marching together during our Republic Day parade every 26th January! Same people, different uniforms! That would be something to see!!!! Jai Ma Kali!!!
The Gurkhas in the British Army may be short in stature, but they are renowned for their prowess in hand-to-hard combat, whether with bayonet or khukuri knife. When the #$%^ hits the fan, these are the guys you want in the trench next to you.
The commentary from the “tour guide” was getting me pissed off. Did anyone miss the comment about the Guard’s, that “bigger the bearskins the more important they are”? She left out the comment about the fact that the more chevrons the soldier had, the more important they were! I was sorry that we did not overhear any comment about the row of medals on the Sergeant’s chest! Cheers mate. Harera
The Gurkha regiment is highly respected in these islands. Such humble men and so highly trained. I apologise if I am wrong but were Gurkhas killed in the IRA bombing of the musicians from Deal barracks😢
When I was a young reservist in the Loyal Edmonton Regiment (3 Bn PPCLI) we had a Sergeant as part of our Regular Force Support Staff, from 2 Bn PPCLI who had served in Korea with Gurkhas in the Commonwealth Division. He had been with the battalion when they earned their US Presidential Unit Citation at Kapyong so was entitled to wear the patch for the rest of his career. He was on sentry duty one night he told us, when a Gurkha suddenly appeared right next to him and said "Good evening Canadian", he had not seen or heard a thing. He asked the Gurkha how he knew he was Canadian. That's easy he was told, "I crept up and felt your bootlaces, only Canadians tie them that way". My uncle who had been in Recce Platoon in the same regiment as me in Italy in WW2 told me the Gurkhas (who were in one of the British Divisions) had a reputation for entering German camps and cutting the throats of every second man in a tent, those khukuri (Nepali: खुकुरी) are not for show.
I don't care who she is, she should not be in front of these troops with that weight. It's humiliating for these soldiers and endemic throughout the British Army.
@@johnbobson1557, Gurkhas, The World's Best Soldiers! They train each and every day. Always ready to defend freedom, equality and democracy. They definitely don't look down on Capt. Esther Hayes, they look down on and despise people like you.
@@riddick7082 Disagree, and having served with Gurkha Engineers out at The Hard and the old Gurkha units on II patrol in Sek Kong, and later on service in Brunei, at Seria, I'm well aware of their loyalty & skill set, and their shortcomings. At the moment some 10% of the entire British Army are excused boots, mainly on obesity related issue. It's wrong, it's of concern, and it's very well documented. 'Best troops in the world' I'd suggest is debateable, but that's another topic. At present our officer cadre is weak, and most academics feel this has always been the UK's Achilles heel. Today nobody but an idiot would join as all three Services have been cut to the bone and they even have to wheel out a female dentist to say 'it's changed!' ua-cam.com/video/eyoc2ee3lus/v-deo.html
My grandfather was 2nd Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment in WW1 and fought alongside Gurkhas. He said they were the best of the best. When they lost their officer to German fire , they went out at night with only a kukri and a sack. They all returned with a sack full of heads.
'Look at their ceremonial knives' - no, they are not ceremonial at all. Those weapons accompany every Gurkha into battle and they even take them on exercise. The Gurkhas involved in the Falkland Islands campaign were very disappointed when their attack on the Argentine positions was called of due to the Argentine surrender. They had been really looking forward to inflicting some bloody mayhem on the defenders with their kukris.
Some of the most respected and feared men in the British Army, and beloved by the British people. A Nepalese sergeant with the Royal Gurkha Rifles, Dipprasad Pun was awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross for his actions in Afghanistan in 2010. He single-handedly repelled a force of 30 Taliban insurgents who were attacking his patrol base near Babaji in Helmand province. At one point, all he had left to defend himself with was the tripod off a machinegun. Just one example of many.
This is long deserved…. I spent a few weeks living with a detachment of ghurkas and they were a great bunch of blokes and so kind and generous….. though I struggled to catch those chickens…!!
I thought it was ironic to see armed police when any one of those Gurkhas could do more damage then the police. I never serves with any Gurkhas but I had known of their prowess, it is a shame that governments we have do not take care of them after their service.
I think it's because the police are clearing the Public Right Of Way I.e. Public roads, which under normal circumstances the military have no control over.
Because the UK is a civil democracy. The army is constitutionally prevented from civil policing, except in some specifically narrow circumstances. Hopefully the gormless parochial opinions of the mob will forever be limited to ineffective ranting.
Actually it's not a "fairly foolish comment" at all, but 100% correct. All are wearing Kilmarnocks with a "bobble" except the bandmaster who's hat has a very obvious hackle and she outranks all except the inspecting officer. Sorry.
@@John-GDid you miss the comment about the Guard’s that bigger the bearskins the more important they are? She left out the comment about the fact that the more chevrons the soldier had, the more important they were! I was sorry that we did not overhear any comment about the row of medals on the Sergeant’s chest! Cheers mate. Harera
@@pierevojzola9737 I didn't hear that, but it's actually also correct 😧. Other ranks' bearskins are made out of black bear pelts, while officers' are made from brown bear pelts dyed black, and the officers' bearskins stand slightly higher - they're not the same. I doubt she knew that, but evidently neither did you. Your comment about "chevrons" is also incorrect as its far from that simple. Guards regiments don't have Lance Corporals, their JNCO ranks start at Corporal, so a Guards "Corporal" with two stripes is actually the same rank as a Gurkha (or any other) lance corporal with one, so he's outranked by anyone else with two stripes; similarly a Guards Lance Sergeant with three is actually the same rank as a Corporal in any other unit with two. To the untrained eye, Sergeants in the Guards look like Colour / Staff Sergeants with a crown above the stripes but you can tell the difference by the colour of the crown, depending on the uniform. Drum Majors add another complication, with three (or four) upside-down chevrons, sometimes with a crown as well as a drum, since it's an appointment that can be held by a Sergeant, Colour / Staff Sergeant, or WO2; in my own regiment at one time the drum major unusually (possibly uniquely) wore five chevrons at one time, as well a crown and drum, when he was an acting WO1, standing in as RSM, but not the Senior Drum Major Army, always a WO1, so not entitled to Royal Arms. Clear as mud, unless you're used to it 😖. Medals don't necessarily mean operational tours - I've seen a WO2 in H Cav with a very impressive rack of five (LS&GC, Coronation, and Platinum, Diamond and Golden Jubilee medals) and in over twenty years service he hadn't done a single operational tour. No discredit to him at all, but that's sometimes how it is - a friend of mine left the Regular Army with two, joined the TA as a PSI, and by the time he left he had six without going further than the local drill hall.
@@John-GGood answers John. I was taking the piss as I could not stand the woman’s voice. I have served 20 years in three different armies and do know the back history and peculiarities of the British army. I served with the 1/7 Gurkhas in HK in 1959 - 60 and in 3 Para 60-66, I have a high regard of the Gurkha soldier but not of the Guards (even the Guards Independent Coy had some real idiots). Serving under “Farra the Para” was a very good experience for me as it introduced me to a good man management system as the Boss knew every soldier in his battalion by name and some history. As a foreigner in UK you learn to understand the Brits from the outside and that gives you a much greater understanding. Cheers mate. Harera
@@pierevojzola9737 After the mutiny of an entire company of 1/7 GR in 1986, who were 'administratively discharged', and the attempted murder of their British OC and the Gurkha Coy 2ic, the murder of a British OC in 1/2 GR with a booby trapped grenade in his desk drawer, where the Gurkha Coy 2ic died later of his injuries, and the MUGA scandal of the 80's where more than 6,000 of the Brigade had claimed MUGA fraudulently, nearly doubling their pay, it's difficult on those grounds alone to regard them too highly.
Your buttons are not shiny enough !! Clown, most rifle regiments have black matt buttons . The stupid hat comment. These guys have seen more action than any guards regiment, including the band members, its not just a nice uniform.
It wasn't a "stupid hat" comment, it was correct - the hackle on the bandmaster's hat is obviously much larger / higher than the Kilmarnocks, and she's the senior person present except for the inspecting officer. The "more action than the Guards" comment is badly misinformed. While the Gurkhas' history goes back to 1815 they've only been in the British Army since 1949 - prior to that they were in the British Indian Army. Pedantic, possibly, but while my regiment dates from 1572 it wasn't part of the English / British Army until nearly 100 years later so that's when we date from. Any comparison on "action" is not only out of order but totally meaningless - some regiments are / were far larger than others, for example, so comparisons are impossible.
Basically very expensive pretty toys in an undersized army not fit for purpose. To fix the British army it needs an overhaul of its senior command and a reinstatement of traditional army core values. It's become a training cadre for foreign military of dubious character and that's not really its mandate and to boot the troops trained have not shown to preformed well in combat either.
@@robertwillis4061, So tell me, what was so stunning about this? If watching soldiers stand at attention for an inspection, then you are easily entertained.
I am a Gurung, a Gurkha, in India. Though not in the army, my great grandfathers, grandfathers, and several uncles, have served in the Indian army from the WW1 onwards. 4 Gurkha Regiments were transferred to the British Army on our Independance in 1947. My brother (retired as Lt. Gen.) and his son (now a Colonel) were & are serving in the Grenadiers Regiment of the Indian Army. My apologies for rambling, but one day I hope to see both, Indian & British Gurkha Regiments marching together during our Republic Day parade every 26th January! Same people, different uniforms! That would be something to see!!!! Jai Ma Kali!!!
Your family seem to be a fine tribute to a courageous people. I have never seen finer soldiers than Gurkhas - in any army.
That's amazing. Gurkhas do a fantastic job congratulations to you and your family.
@@patvanquish4586 Thank you!
My husband served with your fir father's. Wonderful soldiers. Thank you.
@@lorraineg4168 Thank you!
The Ghurkas are held in high esteem throughout the UK.
As a retired Gurkha, it makes me so proud to see this! 🤔🇬🇧🇮🇳🇬🇧
My stepfather always said....'If there's a problem, send the SAS during the day, and the Ghurkas at night!! ' 👍💯🥰
The proudest soldiers that I ever had the privilege to serve with! Fantastic people too!
Much respect to the Gurkha Regiment. 🫡🙏🇦🇺🦘
The Gurkhas in the British Army may be short in stature, but they are renowned for their prowess in hand-to-hard combat, whether with bayonet or khukuri knife. When the #$%^ hits the fan, these are the guys you want in the trench next to you.
Gurkhas are the fiercest of fighters, the smartest of drill and the most courteous people yoiu will ever meet.
We need more of them.
Then we had better start looking after them better!!!
@@garywallace5526 We look after them very well as it happens.
Gurkhas, the bravest of the brave
The commentary from the “tour guide” was getting me pissed off. Did anyone miss the comment about the Guard’s, that “bigger the bearskins the more important they are”? She left out the comment about the fact that the more chevrons the soldier had, the more important they were! I was sorry that we did not overhear any comment about the row of medals on the Sergeant’s chest! Cheers mate. Harera
The Gurkha regiment is highly respected in these islands. Such humble men and so highly trained. I apologise if I am wrong but were Gurkhas killed in the IRA bombing of the musicians from Deal barracks😢
As far as I’m aware, the casualties were Royal Marines musicians.
Do you guys like that rifle ?
When I was a young reservist in the Loyal Edmonton Regiment (3 Bn PPCLI) we had a Sergeant as part of our Regular Force Support Staff, from 2 Bn PPCLI who had served in Korea with Gurkhas in the Commonwealth Division. He had been with the battalion when they earned their US Presidential Unit Citation at Kapyong so was entitled to wear the patch for the rest of his career. He was on sentry duty one night he told us, when a Gurkha suddenly appeared right next to him and said "Good evening Canadian", he had not seen or heard a thing. He asked the Gurkha how he knew he was Canadian. That's easy he was told, "I crept up and felt your bootlaces, only Canadians tie them that way".
My uncle who had been in Recce Platoon in the same regiment as me in Italy in WW2 told me the Gurkhas (who were in one of the British Divisions) had a reputation for entering German camps and cutting the throats of every second man in a tent, those khukuri (Nepali: खुकुरी) are not for show.
How lovely to see The Gurkhas. It isnt often we get to see them abd thanks for sharing this video.
These are from the Queen's Gurkha Signals unit.
The Director of Music is Capt. Esther Hayes.
I don't care who she is, she should not be in front of these troops with that weight. It's humiliating for these soldiers and endemic throughout the British Army.
@@johnbobson1557, Gurkhas, The World's Best Soldiers! They train each and every day. Always ready to defend freedom, equality and democracy. They definitely don't look down on Capt. Esther Hayes, they look down on and despise people like you.
@@riddick7082 Disagree, and having served with Gurkha Engineers out at The Hard and the old Gurkha units on II patrol in Sek Kong, and later on service in Brunei, at Seria, I'm well aware of their loyalty & skill set, and their shortcomings. At the moment some 10% of the entire British Army are excused boots, mainly on obesity related issue. It's wrong, it's of concern, and it's very well documented. 'Best troops in the world' I'd suggest is debateable, but that's another topic. At present our officer cadre is weak, and most academics feel this has always been the UK's Achilles heel. Today nobody but an idiot would join as all three Services have been cut to the bone and they even have to wheel out a female dentist to say 'it's changed!' ua-cam.com/video/eyoc2ee3lus/v-deo.html
Such a privilege to have the Gurkhas within our army. They are tremendous and represent their home nation with pride
Amazing soldiers
Ayo Gorkhali! The loyalty of The Ghurka is a treasure and should always be honoured, it is lost at our peril.
We don't go without them there top military
Pitty bout the constant inane background chitchat
Wonderful! Many thanks for bringing this to us!💐
Will there be a Part 2?
I'm hoping.
Thanks for watching
This is the part 2 ua-cam.com/video/zSqsIJXwdZI/v-deo.htmlsi=gyFwmV8gs9fSfNpE
The female Tour Guide needs to brush up on the information she telling the tourists!
My grandfather was 2nd Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment in WW1 and fought alongside Gurkhas. He said they were the best of the best. When they lost their officer to German fire , they went out at night with only a kukri and a sack. They all returned with a sack full of heads.
We should be so very proud to have these amazing soldiers in the British army……thank god they’re on our side!
Nice sharing ❤
'Look at their ceremonial knives' - no, they are not ceremonial at all. Those weapons accompany every Gurkha into battle and they even take them on exercise. The Gurkhas involved in the Falkland Islands campaign were very disappointed when their attack on the Argentine positions was called of due to the Argentine surrender. They had been really looking forward to inflicting some bloody mayhem on the defenders with their kukris.
Truely very brave man there would lay down there life to protect us thanks for your service
God. All these 'know-all' guides displaying their lack of knowledge. 🙄
I’m surprised she didn’t say the knives are for buttering their toast
Some of the most respected and feared men in the British Army, and beloved by the British people.
A Nepalese sergeant with the Royal Gurkha Rifles, Dipprasad Pun was awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross for his actions in Afghanistan in 2010. He single-handedly repelled a force of 30 Taliban insurgents who were attacking his patrol base near Babaji in Helmand province. At one point, all he had left to defend himself with was the tripod off a machinegun.
Just one example of many.
Gurkhas, none braver or with more honour. The epitomy of strength through preparation.
These are people that you definitely don't want to FAFO with!
My grand children have Gurkha heritage so proud
Wonderful sight Respect from New Zealand ❤
This is long deserved…. I spent a few weeks living with a detachment of ghurkas and they were a great bunch of blokes and so kind and generous….. though I struggled to catch those chickens…!!
City of London police not Met? Is that new?
I’m just glad they’re on our side…very smart….🇬🇧
Imagine leaving your home to join a foreign army and being trained to play a trombone 😅
Note to self: Always fight on the side with the Gurkhas.
See history.
I thought it was ironic to see armed police when any one of those Gurkhas could do more damage then the police. I never serves with any Gurkhas but I had known of their prowess, it is a shame that governments we have do not take care of them after their service.
Cheers to the Gurkhas!
Thank you Gurkhas😊😊
The Best Regiment IN THE WORLD -- bar none
I loved serving alongside the Gurkhas. Ayo Gurkhali.
Ghurkas are badass!
❤
What your looking at are hard men,brave men
How many dead warriors thought..oh their just tiny fellers.💀
Jai Gorka! Simple, sharp uniforms.........
Country?
Very nice heavy beauty looks horse good looking
wheres the sergeants sash?
Why are the Gurkhas pace faster than other troops
It is because they are classified as light infantry , and all light infantry march at a faster pace.
The police should have no place in any military parade.
You’d want these guys on your side.
Having heard stories from WW2 you don't want to be on the wrong side when faced by the Gurkahs.
The band it can play you a tune and cut you to pieces if you anger them, awesome men. Band leader is female? I did not know Gurkhas allow women in
The bandmaster is Rifles not Gurkha.
how long have the police been involved like this , surely the military can police their own events ?
I think it's because the police are clearing the Public Right Of Way I.e. Public roads, which under normal circumstances the military have no control over.
Because the UK is a civil democracy. The army is constitutionally prevented from civil policing, except in some specifically narrow circumstances.
Hopefully the gormless parochial opinions of the mob will forever be limited to ineffective ranting.
Why is one of those coppers riding on a cart horse?
I can only think that it may be a cavalry regiment's drum horse being taken out for a bit of exercise.
Or. If that comes charging towards you you tend to find you want to get out of the way
Fairly foolish comment by the babbling tour guide, the bigger your hat the higher you are. The Ghurka have a long decorated history and reputation.
Actually it's not a "fairly foolish comment" at all, but 100% correct.
All are wearing Kilmarnocks with a "bobble" except the bandmaster who's hat has a very obvious hackle and she outranks all except the inspecting officer.
Sorry.
@@John-GDid you miss the comment about the Guard’s that bigger the bearskins the more important they are? She left out the comment about the fact that the more chevrons the soldier had, the more important they were! I was sorry that we did not overhear any comment about the row of medals on the Sergeant’s chest! Cheers mate. Harera
@@pierevojzola9737 I didn't hear that, but it's actually also correct 😧. Other ranks' bearskins are made out of black bear pelts, while officers' are made from brown bear pelts dyed black, and the officers' bearskins stand slightly higher - they're not the same.
I doubt she knew that, but evidently neither did you.
Your comment about "chevrons" is also incorrect as its far from that simple. Guards regiments don't have Lance Corporals, their JNCO ranks start at Corporal, so a Guards "Corporal" with two stripes is actually the same rank as a Gurkha (or any other) lance corporal with one, so he's outranked by anyone else with two stripes; similarly a
Guards Lance Sergeant with three is actually the same rank as a Corporal in any other unit with two. To the untrained eye, Sergeants in the Guards look like Colour / Staff Sergeants with a crown above the stripes but you can tell the difference by the colour of the crown, depending on the uniform.
Drum Majors add another complication, with three (or four) upside-down chevrons, sometimes with a crown as well as a drum, since it's an appointment that can be held by a Sergeant, Colour / Staff Sergeant, or WO2; in my own regiment at one time the drum major unusually (possibly uniquely) wore five chevrons at one time, as well a crown and drum, when he was an acting WO1, standing in as RSM, but not the Senior Drum Major Army, always a WO1, so not entitled to Royal Arms.
Clear as mud, unless you're used to it 😖.
Medals don't necessarily mean operational tours - I've seen a WO2 in H Cav with a very impressive rack of five (LS&GC, Coronation, and Platinum, Diamond and Golden Jubilee medals) and in over twenty years service he hadn't done a single operational tour. No discredit to him at all, but that's sometimes how it is - a friend of mine left the Regular Army with two, joined the TA as a PSI, and by the time he left he had six without going further than the local drill hall.
@@John-GGood answers John. I was taking the piss as I could not stand the woman’s voice. I have served 20 years in three different armies and do know the back history and peculiarities of the British army. I served with the 1/7 Gurkhas in HK in 1959 - 60 and in 3 Para 60-66, I have a high regard of the Gurkha soldier but not of the Guards (even the Guards Independent Coy had some real idiots). Serving under “Farra the Para” was a very good experience for me as it introduced me to a good man management system as the Boss knew every soldier in his battalion by name and some history. As a foreigner in UK you learn to understand the Brits from the outside and that gives you a much greater understanding. Cheers mate. Harera
@@pierevojzola9737 After the mutiny of an entire company of 1/7 GR in 1986, who were 'administratively discharged', and the attempted murder of their British OC and the Gurkha Coy 2ic, the murder of a British OC in 1/2 GR with a booby trapped grenade in his desk drawer, where the Gurkha Coy 2ic died later of his injuries, and the MUGA scandal of the 80's where more than 6,000 of the Brigade had claimed MUGA fraudulently, nearly doubling their pay, it's difficult on those grounds alone to regard them too highly.
I believe the Gurkha Regiment is the only unit in the British Army that gets to select its commanding officer.
You believe absolute and complete nonsense.
The bigger the hat the more important you are,what a load of bollocks
Your buttons are not shiny enough !! Clown, most rifle regiments have black matt buttons .
The stupid hat comment. These guys have seen more action than any guards regiment, including the band members, its not just a nice uniform.
They have certainly seen a great deal of action but not more than the Brigade of Guards.
@@barrymcmanmon9595 yes if you go back centuries. But I can't remember seeing the brigade of guards I Malaysia etc
It wasn't a "stupid hat" comment, it was correct - the hackle on the bandmaster's hat is obviously much larger / higher than the Kilmarnocks, and she's the senior person present except for the inspecting officer.
The "more action than the Guards" comment is badly misinformed.
While the Gurkhas' history goes back to 1815 they've only been in the British Army since 1949 - prior to that they were in the British Indian Army.
Pedantic, possibly, but while my regiment dates from 1572 it wasn't part of the English / British Army until nearly 100 years later so that's when we date from.
Any comparison on "action" is not only out of order but totally meaningless - some regiments are / were far larger than others, for example, so comparisons are impossible.
@@12dougreedYour memory needs refreshing. Badly.
@@John-G yes possibly. The Scots guards were in Borneo
Basically very expensive pretty toys in an undersized army not fit for purpose. To fix the British army it needs an overhaul of its senior command and a reinstatement of traditional army core values. It's become a training cadre for foreign military of dubious character and that's not really its mandate and to boot the troops trained have not shown to preformed well in combat either.
10 minutes wasted.
And 5 seconds reading YOUR comment. You understand nothing of honour and respect
@@robertwillis4061, So tell me, what was so stunning about this? If watching soldiers stand at attention for an inspection, then you are easily entertained.
the British really believe that this hollywood show is going to win the war against Russia ?
No, not on their own but when we need boots on the ground you would not want to be against these guys.
I think these guys are now fighting for Russia ? Shame
Utter Bollocks ignoramous!